COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 755, 2 March 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of Lcyland-O'Ericn at £1 3b. 9d. was all tho business recorded yesterday. National Bank buyers £6 3s. 6d., sellers £6 55.; l\ T ow Zealand and Eiver Plate buyers £1 lfs.; Wellington Investment buyers lie.; ■Wellington Gas, £10 paid, buyers £17 12s. 6«V, sellers £18: Gear Meat, £1 paid, buyers £2 135.; Wellington Meat Export. £5 paid, buyers £6, £4 paid, biiyere £4 16s„ £2 12s. 6d. paid,-sellers £2 16s. 6d.; Wellington Woollen ordinary buyers £3 Is., preference sellers 6d. discount; Weatport Coal, buyers £6 Is.; Westport-Stockton, buyers 7s.- 3d., sellers 7s. 9d.: Kauri Timber, buyers 15s. M.; LoylandO'Brien Timber, buyers. £1 3s. 6d.; Taranaki Petroleum, sellers Bs. 6d.; Ward and Co., buyers £4 15s. Cnstoms revenue collected ot Wellington yesterday amounted to £2605 14s. 4d. TRADE IN ALLEN STREET. Bananas—By the Hauroto. which arrived from the Islands, yesterday, 1450 caEes of bananas came to hand, which is the smallest shipment received since the service was inaugurated. The s.s. Navua from Fiji is due on Friday, and her shipment is a light one. , As retailers' stocks aro very low; the demand should bo good at higher prices. Passion Fruit.—Heavy supplies are now coming forward from the Auckland dis-' trict; and prices are etsy. Peaches.—The glut appears to have been worked off, and higher rates aro now being obtained. Apples.—Dessert apples are in heavy supply, and only moderate prices are being realised. Cooking apples are not plentiful, and prices for these havo im'proved. . P,ears.—The market is slightly firmer for New- Zealand-grown fruit. Tomatoes.—Supplies have fallen oil considerably, and values have advanced about 2o per cent, in conseouenoe. Vegetables.-The recent rains havo had a beneficial effect, and heavier supplies are now reaching tho market. Green ocas aro in short 3upply, and consignments aro recommenced., - Bulk pastry butter is in exceedingly .short supply, and: the market is very firm.Fresh eggs display a weaker tone, as supplies are. fully equal to the .present demand. Hams and Bacon.—There is still a very good: demand, but prices remain unchanged. , Poultry-Turkeys aro in short supply, but. all other- sorts aro ample to meet current;' requirements.-Flour.-There ha 3 been quite a heavy weV the " A " as " brand durins tho past demand shows signs of expanding, and this should become pronounced as tho winter approaches. . Oats.-j-Southern merchants are now offering oats, for April, May, and June shipment at, very tempting prices. Bran- and pollard are meeting with fair ■ sales at last week's'quotations. Onions are offering at rates considerably below those ruling for potatoes and excellent trade is passing. METAL MAEKETS. By Telegraph-Pro. Association-OoDTricht. (Eec. March 2, 0.30 a.m.) ' . London, March 1. Copper-On the spot, £59 10s.:- three months, £60 7s. 6d. per ton. Tln .r on „.fJ le „ svot - £148 "a- M-: three months, £150 7s. 6d. per ton. •Lead, £13 ss. per ton.. SILTEK. By TeleeTaph-Press Association-Copyright „., . London, February 28. Silver is quoted at 23 5-lfjd. per ounce. , WHEAT AND'FLOUE. The wheat and Oour afloat for the United Kingdom i£ 3,490,000 quarters; for the Continent, 1.920.CC0; Atlantic shipments, 122.0C0 • Pacific, 11,000 quarters. The total shipments to Europe this week totalled 1,300.000 quarters, including 312,000 from the Argentine and Uruguay. "»b™ OANTEEBTJBY GBAIN MARKET. IBy Telecraau.—Press Association.! m, • .„ Christchurch, March 1. ' . 'Ihere is still a fair amount of business doing in milling wheat, but prices are eaGier all round. Sound fair average quality wheat only is in demand, however, and anything that shows signs of weather is neglected, and can only be sold for fowl feed. Among the sales during the last few days were 500 sacks of tuscan at 3s. 8d„ 600 at 3s. 7d., 900 at 3s. 6d., 515 of hunters at 3s. 7d., 590 of pearl at 3s. 7d., and 300 of weathered at 3s. 3d. At country stations there is rather more business doing in oats, and prices generally range from is. 6d. to Is. 9d. at country stations. Sales reported include 2000 bushels of storm kings at Is. aid., 1200 bushels of duns at Is. 6d 1300 bushels of b-grade gartons at Is. BJd. At country stations ryegrass is inquired for, and perennial is reported to bo scarce. Tho offers of supplies from Southland tend, however, to keep prices steady. Farmer's undressed parcels of perennial are worth 2b. 3d. to 2s. 6d., and Italian 2s. and 2a. 3d. at country stations. The cocksfoot market has weakened during the last few days, and some buyers are not offering more than 4d. ,- There is no change to report in potatoes, but onions aro easier. HIDE-AND SKIN SALE. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their, skin and hide sales, held yesterday, as- follows:—We offered a large catalogue to a full attendance of buyers, who competed keenly, for • everything offered, hides being in very good uomand at increased prices. Wc quote:—Sheepskins: Coarse cros3brcds, 73d.; fine crossbreds, BJd.; dead skins, 6}, i. to 6jd. Damp skins: Pelts, bare, 2s. to 2s. 5d.; woolly pelts, 2s. sd. to 2s. 9d. to 3s. 4d.; woolly lambs, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 6d.; lambs' pelts. Is. 6d.; salted pelts, woolly, 3s. 7d.;-salted lambs', 3s. 4d.; shorn lambs, 2s. 3d.; lambß'' pelts, Is. 6d. to Is. 9d. Hides: No heavy ox offering; medium ox, 72d. f to 7Jd.; cowhides, medium, Sid. to 63d.; light cows. 7d.; yearlings, 6Jd.; calfskins, good, 9id.; medium, BJd.j cut, 62d. Messrs. Mnrray, P.oborts and Co. report: ; —The fortnightly safes were resumed yesterday,, when a very largo offering faced the .buyers, who attended in large numbers. Bidding from the outset was animated, and prices for all the offerings, wool, skins, and hides, were very firm, and in sellers' favour. Our catalogue comprised some 7CCO : sheepskins, 400 hides, and 100 fadges and bags of wool, all of which wero sold at auction at prices whirii should prove very satisfactory to tho owners. We quote prices current as below:—Wool: Crossbred, medium. Od. to 9d. per lb.; crossbred,. stained and seedy, 7d. to" 7id. per lb.; la,mbs' wool, 7d. to per lb.; pieces, locks, etc., 3d. to 6d. per lb Skinß: Crossbreds, fine, BJd. to 9d. per lb • crossbreds, 7>d. to OJd.'per lb.; crossbreds] damaged, 6d. to 7Jd. per lb.; short wools 43d. to 6d. per lb.; dead and inferior. 3Sd' to. 6Jd. per lb.; badly damaged, 2d. to 4d per lb.; lambs, 6Jd. to 73d. per lb. Hid»s- ?,*,' b ?' l l?\ 7i:t - to ,.' !i6 - wr lb.; ox, medium, 7}d. to 7jd. per lb.; ox. light, «sd. to 7jd.'

per lb.; cow, pood medium, 6£d. to 63d. per lb.; damaged, 3jd. to 6(1. per lb.; naif, Rood, 83d. to 9Sd. per lb.; 'calf, fair, Bd. to 83d. per lb.; calf, damaged, 4}d. to 7d. per lb. Tallow: In casks, 255. 6d. to 275. 6d. per owt.; in tins, etc., ZOs. to 235. 6d. per cwt.; inferior, 16s. 6d. to 20s. per cwt. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows:—Owing to the February wool sale taking up date of the ordinary fortnightly sale, this is the first skin sale held since January 21. As might be expected, there were large accumulations of bag wool, sheepskins, hides, and tallow. Buyers turned up in usual numbers, and bidding was brisk for all. produce offered. Prices for wool and skins were on a .par .with last snle, hides were higher, as also was tallow. We emote wool iu bogs:—Crossbred medium. 8(1. to 9d. per lb.; crossbred coarse and dingy, 6!d. to 73d. per lb.; pieces and bellies, 4d. to s;d. per lb.; locks, 33d. to 4rt. per lb.; lambs, 7Jd. to 83d. per lb.; lambs, seedy, 4id. to 5Jd. per lb. Sheepskins: Crossbred, fine, 83d. lo 91d. per lb.: crossbred, medium and coarse, 7d. to Bd.-per lb.; dead skins, 53d. to 7d. per lb.; short wools, 4Jd. to 6Jd. per lb.; damaged pelted skins, 4d. to 6!d. per lb.; dry pelts, 4Sd. to 53d. per lh.; dry pelts, damaged, 2d. to 3d. per lb.; green pelts. Is. Id. to 2s. each; lambs' skins, Is. 3d. to 2s. ldd. each. Hides: Ox, light, 6id. to 7d. per lb.; cow, 6rt. lo 6Jd. per lb.; faulty hides, 45d. to 6}d. per lb.; calf, best, Bd. per lb.: calf, damaged, 4£d. to 7d. per lb. Tallow: In tins, 18s. 3d. to 24a. Id. per cwt.